Issuance of geographical code for Nathaswaram
According to P. Sanjay Gandhi, public prosecutor in the chennai High court and counsel for the Intellectual Property Corporation, which registers the geo-code items, renowned Narasingampettai Nathaswaram has gained accreditation for the geo-code. "Nathaswaram, the cultural capital of South india and a stronghold of music, has been employed in thanjavur district since the 17th century," he told reporters in thanjavur this morning. Later, in 1955, Ranganatha Achari, a craftsman from Narasingampettai village in thanjavur district, devised the "pure centre melody" in Nathaswaram, making the instrument simple to play. This tool was extremely beneficial, and it is now recognised in 158 countries.
Nathaswara experts such as Rajaratnam Pillai and Karukurichi Arunachalam became well-known in Narasingampet for their performances with this musical instrument. As a result, the Nataswaram is known as the Dravidians' musical instrument. In Narasingampet, about 15 households are actively designing Nathaswaram with Achcha trees. Cut a two-and-a-half-foot length of string, cut it through, insert it into the inner hole, and carefully make 12 holes. Narasingampettai Nathaswaram, which offers a variety of services, requested for a geo-code from the thanjavur Musical Production and Cottage industry Co-operative Society on january 31, 2014. Various documents witness to this, and the certificate for the geographical code is now available after 8 years of fighting.